I have been nagging hinting to Geraldine about the possiblity of a National Meetup and this is her reply...........
glassortwo I did spot your hint about a national meetup and we'd love to do this.
It's just a question of how/where - but we are keen and we're looking into venues and how best to organise it.
Think it's a brilliant idea and we will make it happen this year - just a question of working out how.
If anyone has any thoughts about what (where) they'd like, we would of course be grateful for suggestions.
<straightens thinking cap>
So thinking caps on everyone. 
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Meet ups/where are you?
notso that goes without saying 
I always thought Haltwhistle was the centre of the UK (I had a weird feeling of Deja vu there) Could be cos I'm like a broken record.
Imagine phoning some venue up and saying
"Excuse me could you fit a few hundred people in please"
Yes certainly, what is the occasion?
"Oh Gransnet are having a national meet up"
Oh how lovely. I am sure we could accommodate you.
"Oh forgot to say, you are licensed aren't you?"
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
"hello, young man, hello, hello"
Great idea glass!
I think the first week of October would be a good time
butty I take it that would work in well with travel arrangments?
gilly I am sure any venue will be falling all over themselves to accomodate GN. 
Yes to a national meet-up as long as plenty of notice is given. Needs to be accessible by public transport for the non-drivers. You might find this helpful in deciding a venue: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_points_of_the_United_Kingdom
Can you imagine? Wherever it takes place, the venue will expect a lot (!) of grey haired old ladies ready to chat, nod off, dribble into their tea and muffins. Instead they'll see a riot of wine drinkers, hooting with laughter and general mayhem
Sounds good to me!
I like creating mayhem moomin so it sounds good to me too.
In that case, perhaps the Londoners amongst us would offer B&B to those from far away??
Edinburgh would be good - lots of venues, plenty of extra 'muriel' activities and I can do B&B
I dont mind where it is as long as its accessible from the train.
moomin I am going to take my slippers with the pom poms.
OOH! I've just seen this thread! I shall be there, depending on date.
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